With no clear favorites emerging from the crowded field of candidates, California’s leading political data analyst now puts ...

The Lies of the Artists is a clever title for a book with the subtitle Essays on Italian Art, 1450-1750, but it seems to promise, as suggested on the book’s back cover, an exposé of the artists’ ...

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Author Elizabeth Gilchrist revisits her hometown in a new pair of novellas and a March 19 talk at Chaucer’s Books.

Only one home gets the spot. You’ll see it everywhere during the week: tucked under arms on the street, propped open in coffee shops, stacked in office lobbies, or sitting on kitchen counters.

The Westmont College theater department presents a literary classic on stage, Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women, as adapted by playwright Kate Hamill. Hamill is known for infusin ...

The former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate will discuss his new chapbook at a reading and signing at Chaucer’s Books on March 12.

The Junior League of Santa Barbara (JLSB) is excited to host its annual Rummage Sale at Carrillo Recreation Center on ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) announces Aquean, an evocative new exhibition exploring time, tides, and transformation ...

The UCSB Dance Company will premiere a new contemporary dance program this March before taking it on tour across Europe.

Join the local Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 218 by attending the observance of National Vietnam Veterans ...

The Santa Barbara Chamber Players invite audiences to an inspiring evening of orchestral color and classical brilliance on Saturday, April ...